New youth location in Mitte: Playground becomes creative center for teens!

New youth location in Mitte: Playground becomes creative center for teens!

Scheringstraße/Ackerstraße, Berlin, Deutschland - On July 17, 2025, the redesign of the playground on Scheringstrasse/corner of Ackerstrasse was officially completed. This new youth location, which is now ready for use, was created with the aim of fulfilling the needs of young people in the district. The ceremonial opening of the youth location will take place on July 22, 2025 at 4 p.m. District city councils, including Christopher Schriner, Christoph Keller and Ephraim Gothe, emphasize the importance of such projects for the social infrastructure.

The redesign was led by the results of a comprehensive child and youth participation, carried out by the Mitte children's and youth office. In this process, the young people involved brought valuable ideas that have been incorporated into the planning. City Councilor Keller expressly thanked the young users for their creative suggestions.

new equipment and accessibility

The redesigned youth location offers a variety of new attractions. This includes a Calisthenics system, which is partially designed, as well as two table tennis panels and various seating options. A spacious lawn with brackets for slacklines and graffiti walls for creative development rounds off the offer.

The importance of child -friendly freedom

The development of child and youth-friendly freedom is of crucial importance for the quality of life of all generations. According to the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research To do justice to people. The participation of children and adolescents in the planning of professional freedom should be systematically anchored.

This child and youth-friendly planning is not only a goal, but also a need for the future viability of our cities. The variety of freedom typologies and their accessibility should be promoted to support healthy development. Sports and exercise opportunities in particular also play a central role here. Projects such as the youth location on Scheringstrasse set impulses for new models of freedom design.

financing and support

The redesign of the playground is financed via the urban development program "Social Cohesion" in the district management Ackerstrasse. Overall, a sum of around 1 million euros was provided for the promotion of the project, which underlines the importance of this measure. In addition, the play equipment that is used in this project are stably dimensioned and maintenance-friendly in order to meet all age groups, as Heinzmann GmbH notes.

This new youth location represents a significant step towards a more child -friendly city and shows how important it is to actively involve the interests of young people in urban development. Such initiatives not only strengthen social cohesion, but also improve the quality of life in urban rooms.